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Towns losing population in Florida

Ranked by population loss between the 2010 and 2020 censuses. 87 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Map of North Sarasota 1 North Sarasota −65.4% 2010 census 6,982 Map of Venice Gardens 2 Venice Gardens −52.1% 2010 census 7,104 Map of Gifford 3 Gifford −42.5% 2010 census 9,590
#TownChange 2010–20202010 census2020 census
1 Map of North Sarasota North Sarasota2,824 people −65.4% 6,982 2,418
2 Map of Venice Gardens Venice Gardens3,280 people −52.1% 7,104 3,402
3 Map of Gifford Gifford4,668 people −42.5% 9,590 5,511
4 Vamo2,936 people −40.3% 4,727 2,822
5 Lake Belvedere Estates2,672 people −37.3% 3,334 2,091
6 Map of Holmes Beach Holmes Beach3,047 people −21.5% 3,836 3,010
7 Map of Jasper Jasper3,072 people −20.3% 4,546 3,621
8 Chattahoochee2,979 people −19.1% 3,652 2,955
9 Goulding3,734 people −17.3% 4,102 3,392
10 Map of Siesta Key Siesta Key5,525 people −16.9% 6,565 5,454
11 Map of Lake Sarasota Lake Sarasota3,595 people −15.0% 4,679 3,979
12 Map of Naples Park Naples Park5,122 people −14.7% 5,967 5,092
13 Map of Wahneta Wahneta3,876 people −13.4% 5,091 4,409
14 Map of Sarasota Springs Sarasota Springs12,611 people −13.0% 14,395 12,521
15 Southgate5,772 people −12.4% 7,173 6,287
16 Dover3,009 people −11.8% 3,702 3,266
17 Fort Myers Beach5,513 people −11.1% 6,277 5,582
18 Indian Rocks Beach3,664 people −10.7% 4,113 3,673
19 Blountstown Blountstown3,136 people −9.9% 2,514 2,266
20 Map of Panama City Panama City34,979 people −9.7% 36,484 32,939
21 Callaway13,496 people −9.4% 14,405 13,045
22 Map of Springfield Springfield8,230 people −9.3% 8,903 8,075
23 Fort Meade5,225 people −9.3% 5,626 5,100
24 Map of Pretty Bayou Pretty Bayou2,906 people −9.2% 3,206 2,911
25 Map of Sharpes Sharpes2,840 people −8.7% 3,411 3,115
26 Map of Madeira Beach Madeira Beach3,953 people −8.6% 4,263 3,895
27 Naples Manor5,501 people −7.7% 5,562 5,132
28 Map of Harbor Bluffs Harbor Bluffs3,076 people −7.5% 2,860 2,646
29 Map of Cedar Grove Cedar Grove3,802 people −7.3% 3,397 3,148
30 Island Walk2,722 people −7.3% 3,035 2,812
31 Map of Parker Parker4,509 people −7.1% 4,317 4,010
32 Map of Fellsmere Fellsmere4,953 people −7.0% 5,197 4,834
33 Okeechobee5,479 people −6.5% 5,621 5,254
34 Suncoast Estates4,369 people −6.5% 4,384 4,097
35 Map of Zephyrhills West Zephyrhills West5,980 people −5.7% 5,865 5,533
36 Map of Miami Beach Miami Beach82,031 people −5.6% 87,779 82,890
37 Valparaiso4,885 people −5.6% 5,036 4,752
38 Map of Zephyrhills South Zephyrhills South5,008 people −5.5% 5,276 4,985
39 Map of Kensington Park Kensington Park3,916 people −5.2% 3,901 3,697
40 Coral Terrace24,895 people −5.1% 24,376 23,142
41 Map of St. Pete Beach St. Pete Beach8,805 people −5.0% 9,346 8,879
42 Map of Olympia Heights Olympia Heights12,399 people −4.6% 13,488 12,873
43 Belle Glade Belle Glade16,972 people −4.4% 17,467 16,698
44 Palm Springs North5,410 people −4.2% 5,253 5,030
45 Timber Pines5,007 people −4.1% 5,386 5,163
46 Hutchinson Island South4,175 people −4.1% 5,201 4,988
47 Marco Island16,205 people −4.0% 16,413 15,760
48 Map of Westwood Lakes Westwood Lakes10,553 people −3.9% 11,838 11,373
49 Map of Southeast Arcadia Southeast Arcadia7,555 people −3.9% 6,554 6,299
50 Map of Hilliard Hilliard3,034 people −3.9% 3,086 2,967
51 Frostproof3,346 people −3.8% 2,992 2,877
52 Map of Dade City North Dade City North2,803 people −3.6% 3,113 3,002
53 Ellenton Ellenton5,133 people −3.4% 4,275 4,129
54 Map of Samsula-Spruce Creek Samsula-Spruce Creek4,852 people −3.4% 5,047 4,877
55 Map of South Highpoint South Highpoint4,174 people −3.4% 5,195 5,018
56 Sunset13,535 people −2.9% 16,389 15,912
57 Map of Arcadia Arcadia7,707 people −2.8% 7,637 7,420
58 Map of Cortez Cortez5,205 people −2.8% 4,241 4,121
59 Port St. Joe3,616 people −2.6% 3,445 3,357
60 Alturas4,581 people −2.4% 4,185 4,084
61 Seminole Manor2,678 people −2.3% 2,621 2,562
62 Map of Naples Naples19,704 people −2.2% 19,537 19,115
63 Map of Pahokee Pahokee5,609 people −2.2% 5,649 5,524
64 Moon Lake Moon Lake4,638 people −2.1% 4,919 4,817
65 Map of Zellwood Zellwood3,228 people −2.1% 2,817 2,758
66 Gulfport11,734 people −2.0% 12,029 11,783
67 Map of Wauchula Wauchula4,927 people −2.0% 5,001 4,900
68 Map of Tamiami Tamiami49,752 people −1.9% 55,271 54,212
69 Wilton Manors11,511 people −1.8% 11,632 11,426
70 Treasure Island Treasure Island6,553 people −1.8% 6,705 6,584
71 Perry7,068 people −1.7% 7,017 6,898
72 Map of Live Oak Live Oak6,985 people −1.7% 6,850 6,735
73 West Little River33,890 people −1.6% 34,699 34,128
74 Map of West Pensacola West Pensacola20,665 people −1.5% 21,339 21,019
75 Ormond-by-the-Sea Ormond-by-the-Sea7,146 people −1.3% 7,406 7,312
76 Map of Sanibel Sanibel6,418 people −1.3% 6,469 6,382
77 Map of Bonifay Bonifay2,797 people −1.2% 2,793 2,759
78 Palatka10,650 people −1.1% 10,558 10,446
79 Map of North Brooksville North Brooksville4,227 people −1.1% 3,544 3,506
80 Map of Middleburg Middleburg11,644 people −1.0% 13,008 12,881
81 Surfside Surfside5,631 people −1.0% 5,744 5,689
82 Map of Kendale Lakes Kendale Lakes52,622 people −0.9% 56,148 55,646
83 Geneva3,441 people −0.9% 2,940 2,913
84 Hialeah Hialeah226,165 people −0.7% 224,669 223,109
85 Map of Merritt Island Merritt Island34,992 people −0.6% 34,743 34,518
86 Map of Palmetto Estates Palmetto Estates16,129 people −0.3% 13,535 13,498
87 South Bay5,102 people −0.3% 4,876 4,860

How this ranking works

We rank every town by population loss between the 2010 and 2020 censuses. Only towns that shrank are listed. The town with the lowest figure ranks #1. For comparison, the figure for Florida as a whole is +14.6%.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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